Netflix Takes Aim at Hollywood's Theatrical Window for Movies

September 30, 2014 10:05 PM

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NEW YORK – Hollywood's carefully controlled system of movie rollouts is officially under siege.

Windowing — the practice of opening a movie first in theaters and then in other stages of home video, streaming and television release — has been under increasing pressure as smaller screens fight against the prominence of the theatrical big screen. Now, Netflix (NFLX) has fired the most notable mis...